El Salvador
• Vaccinations: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid, Rabies
• Travelers should be up to date on Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR), Diphtheria/Pertussis/Tetanus (DPT), Polio.
• Rabies vaccination if traveling to rural areas.
• Travel warnings for: Malaria, Dengue, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis, Onchocerciasis, Chagas’ disease, Histoplasmosis, Leptospirosis, Schistosomiasis, Cryptosporidiosis.
• Malaria risk areas include all areas outside San Salvador.
• Chloroquine is the recommended antimalarial drug if you will be visiting a malaria risk area in San Salvador.
• Dengue, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis, Onchocerciasis (River blindness), and American trypanosomiasis (Chagas’ disease) are all carried by insects and travelers should avoid insect bites and use insect repellents with DEET (30%-50%).
• Histoplasmosis avoid bat guano or bird droppings.
• Leptospirosis: avoid swimming in fresh water.
• Schistosomiasis: avoid swimming in fresh water.
• Cryptosporidiosis risk can be prevented by drinking bottled water.
Posted on October 27, 2008
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